Dizzy Dean
Dizzy Dean
Jay Hanna "Dizzy" Dean, also known as Jerome Herman Dean, was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals, Chicago Cubs and the St. Louis Browns. A brash and colorful personality, Dean was the last National League pitcher to win 30 games in one season. After his playing career, he became a popular television sports commentator. Dean was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1953. When the...
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth16 January 1910
CityLucas, AR
The Cards had one pitcher who won fourteen straight games in a period of twenty-four days. Then when he lost his fifteenth game 1-0, his manager fined him fifty bucks.
I only went to the third grade because my father only went to the fourth and I didn't want to pass him.
I can't tell you why there's a delay, but stick your head out of the window and you'll know why.
It puzzles me how they know what corners are good for filling stations. Just how did they know gas and oil was under there?
The doctors x-rayed my head and found nothing.
I was blessed with a strong arm and a weak mind.
Why, they shot the wrong McKinley!
Slud is something more than slid. It means sliding with great effort.
He (Branch Rickey) must think I went to the Massachesetts Constitution of Technology.
Fans, don't fail to miss tomorrow's game.
The good Lord was good to me. He gave me a strong body, a good right arm, and a weak mind.
The dumber a pitcher is, the better. When he gets smart and begins to experiment with a lot of different pitches, he's in trouble. All I ever had was a fastball, a curve and a changeup and I did pretty good.
He (Bill Terry) once hit a ball between my legs so hard that my center-fielder caught it on the fly backing up against the wall.
Heck, if anybody told me I was setting a record (strikeouts in a game on July 30, 1933) I'd of got me some more strikeouts.